Section 34 - Dimpling Aileron Skin for #8 Screw- how?!

[JoeB15]

If a fella doesn't have a DRDT-2 R2D2 thing - how would he go about dimpling this skin as called for in Section 34 page 12?! I have the dimple die...not sure how to go about getting it done, any advice would be appreaciated!
Joe
RV-15
150050

 

[Bearman]

Aircraft Tool Supply Company. Screw Dimpler #8. Search SKU: AE1026. It's about $32 but less than a DDRT.

 

[rocketman1988]

If a fella doesn't have a DRDT-2 R2D2 thing - how would he go about dimpling this skin as called for in Section 34 page 12?! I have the dimple die...not sure how to go about getting it done, any advice would be appreaciated!
Joe
RV-15
150050




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I just did this today but I have a drdt-2. I did have to make a tower for the female die so the skin would fit around the drdt.

That said, you could do the same thing without the drdt. Make a tower out of wood, I used some scrap poplar I had laying around. Make a “T” with two pieces of wood and screw them together. Put the T upside down and drill a hole for the die to fit in. I used 3/16”.

Place the upside down T on a solid surface and then lay the skin over it, lining up the hole. Use the male die and a light rap with a hammer will make the dimple. You only have to do 12 holes, so it should work fine.

 

[johnbright]

I just did this today but I have a drdt-2. I did have to make a tower for the female die so the skin would fit around the drdt.

That said, you could do the same thing without the drdt. Make a tower out of wood, I used some scrap poplar I had laying around. Make a “T” with two pieces of wood and screw them together. Put the T upside down and drill a hole for the die to fit in. I used 3/16”.

Place the upside down T on a solid surface and then lay the skin over it, lining up the hole. Use the male die and a light rap with a hammer will make the dimple. You only have to do 12 holes, so it should work fine.

Sounds like this post https://vansairforce.net/threads/rv-15-aileron-observations.241751/

 

[JoeB15]

Thanks guys!

 

[Southern Pete]

C-Frame dimpler - better than DRDT ;-)

 

[rocketman1988]

C-Frame dimpler - better than DRDT ;-)

Ha, you funny...

 

[Jaypratt]

I did that job yesterday,,,,, I used a rivet gun, and a bucking bar. Dimple dies ,,, one in a bar, and one in a rivet set with a hole drilled in the end.

 

[Redbarronofalaska]

This is what I did to dimple. I cut a 4x4 with a groove in it to hold the steel tube. Then clecoed it up and used the actual screw and a Philips screwdriver and a gentle tap with a hammer to dimple into the countersink using the screw. Worked out pretty well.